Cau Dat tea plantation which was established back in 1927, located around 22km away from Da Lat City is now one of the most favorite tourist destinations in the central highlands province of Lam Dong.

 The Investigation Agency under the Hanoi Police Department has sent a letter calling on individuals relating to the illegal arrest and detainment of officials and policemen in Dong Tam commune, My Duc district to make a confession.

The Performing Arts Department has officially granted license to Hoang Thu Thao, the first runner-up at Miss Jewellery Vietnam 2015 pageant to compete at the Miss Global Beauty Queen 2017 in South Korea.

 A Vietnamese-Japanese cultural space is set to open in the UNESCO-recognised town of Hoi An in November to honour the fine relationship that exists between the two countries.

 The local authorities of Quang Nam Province will choose Hoi An paper lanterns printed with APEC logo and Quang Nam’s icon as souvenir gifts for 500 delegates at the APEC Finance Ministers' Meeting.

 Vietnamese Ambassador to the US Pham Quang Vinh introduced the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2017 hosted by Vietnam at the fifth annual Asian Architecture Conference recently held in the US.

 The Ba Be - Bac Kan Tourism Week 2017 will be held from October 18 to 23 at Po Lu hamlet, Nam Mau commune, Ba Be district, in the northern province of Bac Kan.

 The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) has recently issued a decision temporarily suspending Vietnam’s competitive power generation market from October 1 until further notice.

 Ministry of Defense agrees to part with land so city authorities may better address ongoing traffic issues.

 Nearly 180 million shares of four companies will start trading on the Unlisted Public Company Market (UPCoM) on the Ha Noi Stock Exchange on October 16-20.

 Viet Nam’s stock market capitalisation (excluding bond market) reached almost VND2.74 quadrillion (US$120.6 billion) until the end of September 2017, the Ministry of Finance reported.

Vietnam spent US$1.3 billion on importing 2.14 million tonnes of petroleum from South Korea over the past nine months of this year. 

 The proposal to impose 10 per cent special consumption tax on soft drinks for health reasons is reasonable, however, there is no concrete assessment on whether this will slow down the rate of obesity.

 The Ministry of Finance’s proposal to impose 10 per cent value added tax (VAT) on the transfer of land use rights has met with objections, as it might increase land prices.

 The central city of Da Nang is set to build the first solar farm in the country that could connect to the national grid as early as the first quarter of 2018, project officials say.

 A 30-year-old woman in the northern province of Vĩnh Phúc has given birth to a newborn weighing 7.1kg – the biggest ever newborn in Viet Nam.

 Binh Son Refining and Petrochemical Company Limited (BSR), which operates the $3-billion Dung Quat Oil Refinery, expects to acquire VND2 trillion from its initial public offering (IPO).

 Amid growing interest from foreign investors, Vietnam will soon consider cutting 50 per cent of personal income tax for employees in high-tech industries, paving the way to attracting more foreign investment in the sector.

 Stock market capitalisation hits record

 Minh Phu Seafood Corporation (MPC) today listed its stock on the UPCoM Stock Exchange two years after voluntarily delisting from the Ho Chi Minh City Stock Exchange (HoSE).